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OSGATHORPE
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875
FIRST VILLAGE SETTLEMENT
ORIGINAL VILLAGE SETTLEMENT MOST LIKELY ESTABLISHED DURING THE VIKING INVASION WHEN KING ALFRED WAS RULER
1204
ST MARY'S CHURCH FOUNDED
THE PARISH CHURCH TO SAINT MARY THE BLESSED VIRGIN "THOUGHT" TO BE FIRST FOUNDED.
1275
FEET OF FINE RECORDED
EARLIEST "FEET OF FINE" RECORDED .
PARTIES....ALAN de THRINGESTON, QUERANT (COMPLAINANT), AND WILLIAM de WOLF (...) RESTON AND EMMA, HIS WIFE, DEFORCIANTS
1280
BECOMES PART OF WHITWICK PARISH
OSGATHORPE, WHITWICK, THRINGSTONE & SWANNINGTON ANSWERED COLLECTIVELY AS ONE VILL (A TERRITORIAL DIVISION UNDER THE FEUDAL SYSTEM.... A TOWNSHIP FOR EXAMPLE). THOUGHT TO BE PART OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WHITWICK.
15th/16th Century
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT STORDON GRANGE WAS OF MONASTIC ORIGIN AND BUILT IN THE 15TH/16TH CENTURY.
1548
DEATH OF SIR GEORGE GRESLEY
SIR GEORGE GRESLEY DIED SIESED OF THE MANOR OF OSGATHORPE
1670
THOMAS HARLEY'S DEATH
THOMAS HARLEY DIED IN JANUARY 1670 AT THE AGE OF FIFTY SIX. HIS WIFE MARY WAS LEFT WIDOWED FOR A SECOND TIME WITH A SIXTEEN MONTH CHILD MARY, HIS ONLY HEIR
1551
EARL OF SHREWSBURY GRANTED LANDS AT OSGATHORPE
THE EARL OF SHREWSBURY APPOINTED LORD LIEUTENANT OF DERBYS AND RUTLAND, AND DESERVING OF HIS MANY GOOD SERVICES, HE WAS GRANTED CONSIDERABLE LANDS INCLUDING AT OSGATHORPE.
1563
12 HOUSEHOLDS RECORDED
ECCLESIASTICAL SURVEY RECORDS 12 HOUSEHOLDS IN OSGATHORPE. AN INCREASE OF ONLY 4 FROM 1086
1613
THOMAS HARLEY BORN
THOMAS HARLEY WAS BORN IN OSGATHORPE TO FRANCIS AND RUTH HARLEY. HE MOVED TO LONDON WHERE HE MARRIED AND SURVIVED 2 WIFES. FOLLOWING HIS RETURN TO OSGATHORPE HE MARRIED HIS 3RD WIFE MARY, WIDOW OF SAMUEL BLOUNT, RECTOR OF WALTON.
1650
RECTORY VALUE RECORD
RECORD OF RECTORY RETURNED WORTH £30 IN 1650. RECTORY RECORDED IN 1831 VALUED AT £184 WITH 130 ACRES OF GLEBE. CONSIDERABLY IMPROVED IN 1838.
1668
MARY HARLEY BORN
MARY HARLEY BORN TO THOMAS AND MARY (NEE. BLOUNT) - AUG 4TH 1668
1676
POPULATION 90
POPULATION OF 90 RECORDED IN ECCLESIASITCAL SURVEY. AN INCREASE OF ONLY 20 OVER A PERIOD OF 73 YEARS.
1675-1677
ST MARY'S CHURCH UPGRADED
ST. MARY'S CHURCH SUBSTANTIALLY RE- POINTED AND ROOFED IN LOCAL SLATE.
1673
HARLEY CHARITY ESTABLISHED
THE HARLEY TRUST WAS ESTABLISHED FOLLOWING WHICH THE HARLEY ENDOWMENT FREE GRAMMAR SCHOOL , MASTERS HOUSE PLUS ALMSHOUSES FOR WIDOWS OF CLERGY WERE BUILT. GRADE ll LISTED.
1685
OLDEST GRAVESTONE IN ST MARY'S GRAVEYARD
OLDEST DECIPHARABLE SURVIVING GRAVESTONE IN ST. MARY'S GRAVEYARD: JANE, THE DAUGHTER OF GEORGE COULTON DIED 1685
1683
MARY HARLEY MARRIES JOHN BAINBRIGGE
THOMAS HARLEY'S DAUGHTER MARY HARLEY MARRIED JOHN BAINBRIGGE - 8TH NOV 1683
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1685 / 86
SCHOOL MASTER CORNELIOUS SMEDLEY
OLDEST REFERENCE FOUND FOR SCHOOL MASTER AT HARLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL NAMED CORNELIUS SMEDLEY. DIED 1715 AFTER 30 YRS AT SCHOOL. INSCRIPTION IN ST. MARY'S CHURCH.
Mid / late 17th c.
OSGATHORPE HALL FARM BUILT
ESTIMATED PERIOD WHEN OSGATHORPE HALL FARM HOUSE WAS BUILT. GRADE ll LISTED
1500's
MANOR HOUSE FARM BUILT
HALF TIMBERED MANOR HOUSE BUILT. PART OF MANOR HOUSE FARM. A FORMER YEOMAN'S FARM HOUSE. GRADE ll LISTED.
1377
POLL TAX RECORDS
POLL TAX RECORDS SHOW 30 TAX PAYERS IN OSGATHORPE
1464
MANOR SIESED FROM JOHN BEAUMONT ESQ.
JOHN BEAUMONT ESQ., ATTAINED AT HIGH TREASON, AND WAS SIESED OF THE MANOR OF OSGATHORPE
1086
DOOMSDAY BOOK
OSGATHORPE RECORDED AS "ASGOTPORP" IN THE DOMESDAY BOOK OF 1086.... OF SCANDINAVIAN ORIGIN. IT RECORDS A SETTLEMENT OF 8 HOUSEHOLDS WITH THREE VILLAGERS AND 5 SMALL - HOLDERS IN LEICESTERSHIRE. OWNER AND TENANT IN CHIEF OF THE LAND WAS GIVEN AS HENRY DE FERRERS (FERIERES) AND THE LORD WAS ARDULF.
1603
70 VILLAGERS IN OSGATHORPE
ECCLESIASTICAL SURVEY - 70 COMMUNICANTS AND NO RECUSANTS RECORDED IN OSGATHORPE MEANING 70 VILLAGERS IN OSGATHORPE
1700
NEW BELL AT ST MARY'S CHURCH
NEW BELL COMMISIONED IN ST. MARY'S CHURCH. BELL FOUNDRY CHARGED £3 15s. 2d FOR CASTING NEW BELL.
1722
21 FREEHOLDERS POLLED AT OSGATHORPE
21 FREEHOLDERS POLLED AT OSGATHORPE
1755
13 FREEHOLDERS POLLED AT OSGATHORPE
13 FREEHOLDERS POLLED AT OSGATHORPE
Mid 1700s
ALE HOUSE ESTABLISHED (NOW STOREY ARMS)
ALE HOUSE ESTABLISHED WHERE STOREY ARMS IS NOW. ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS "SEVEN STARS".
Pre 1761
LIMESTONE QUARRYING AND BURNING
LIMESTONE QUARRYING AND LIME BURNING TAKING PLACE AT BARROW HILL. ALSO LIME BURNING AT OSGATHORPE TAKING PLACE
1776
MONEY RAISED FOR POOR
£2 9s. 6d PAID FOR THE RENTING OF WORKHOUSE AND INHABITANTS (LOUGHBOROUGH, COLEORTON, ASHBY ??). IN THE YEAR 1776 ENDING EASTER, THE MONEY RAISED IN OSGATHORPE FOR THE POOR WAS
£70 10s. 0d.
1785
ENCLOSURE
ENCLOSURE OF THE LORDSHIP OR LIBERTY OF OSGATHORPE TOOK PLACE. THE LORDSHIP CONTAINED 800 ACRES
c. 1800
DAWSON ROAD BRIDGE BUILT
DAWSON'S ROAD BRIDGE BUILT (FORMERLY POL MATCHET'S LANE) - GRADE ll LISTED.
1801
300 INHABITANTS
300 INHABITANTS RECORDED IN NATIONAL CENSUS
1802
LORD OF THE MANOR PHILIP BAINBRIGGE STORY
LORD OF THE MANOR IN NAME ONLY WAS REV. PHILIP STORY OF LOCKINGTON AND DID NOT RESIDE AT OSGATHORPE
1811
LUDDITES VISIT TO OSGATHORPE
ON THURSDAY 5TH DEC, FRAMEWORK KNITTERS IN OSGATHORPE RECEIVED VISITS FROM THE LUDDITES SOLICITING CONTRIBUTION FOR THE CAUSE
1814
ANN MOORE'S CHARITABLE LEGACY
CHARITABLE LEGACY LEFT BY MRS. ANN MOORE, INCLUDING TO THE METHODIST SOCIETY OF OSGATHORPE.
1851 to 1861
NEW RECTORY BUILT
NEW RECTORY ESTABLISHED OPPOSITE CHURCH. GRADE ll LISTED. CORE OF BUILDING THOUGHT TO BE c.1830
1830
ELECTION OF TWO KNIGHTS
POLL FOR ELECTION OF TWO KNIGHTS FOR THE SHIRE - 12 FREEHOLDERS IN OSGATHORPE ENTITLED TO VOTE.
1834
SCHOOL MASTER SAMUEL BRANSON DIES
MR. SAMUEL BRANSON, SCHOOL MASTER FOR 40 YRS AT THE HARLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL DIED.
1835
WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPEL BUILT
OSGATHORPE WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPEL BUILT ON THE CORNER OF CHAPEL LANE - 100 FREE AND 29 OTHER SITTINGS. METHODIST SOCIETY HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO 1814.
1841
396 INHABITANTS RECORDED
396 INHABITANTS RECORDED IN NATIONAL CENSUS
c.1846
LORD OF THE MANOR PHILIP JOHN BAINBRIGGE STORY
PHILIP JOHN BAINBRIGGE STORY WAS LORD OF THE MANOR IN NAME ONLY, BUT DIDN'T RESIDE IN OSGATHORPE
1851 to 1885
HORSE SADDLE/HARNESS/COLLAR MAKING
HORSE SADDLE / HARNESS AND COLLAR MAKING AT OSGATHORPE RECORDED
1861
ST MARY'S CHURCH RESTORATIONS
ST.MARY'S CHURCH EXTENSIVELY RESTORED BY JOSEPH MITCHELL AT A COST OF £800
1891
FIRST RESIDENT DOCTOR
EDWARD E. SERRES B.A. THOUGHT TO BE THE FIRST RESIDENT SURGEON (GP) AT OSGATHORPE.
1893
CONTINUATION SCHOOL ESTABLISHED
CONTINUATION SCHOOL ESTABLISHED BY THIS DATE AT OSGATHORPE AND BELIEVED TO BE HAVE BEEN HELD IN THE EVENINGS AT THE NATIONAL SCHOOL FOR VILLAGERS OR LOCALS.
1896
PRIMOSE LEAGUE ESTABLISHED
THE PRIMROSE LEAGUE ESTABLISHED BY THIS DATE IN OSGATHORPE
1901
HARLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL CLOSED
HARLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL CLOSED. LATER USED AS A LIBRARY AND SUBSEQUENTLY AS AN INFANT SCHOOL
c.1931
ST MARY'S TOWER & VESTRY ADDED
TOWER AND VESTRY TO THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH ADDED, WHICH CONTAINED TWO BELLS
1938
BREEDON LANE CEMETERY OPENS FOR BURIALS
OSGATHORPE NEW CEMETERY CONSECRATED FOR BURIALS
1957
RECTOR C.W.J. PERRY DIES
DEATH OF WELL LOVED RECTOR REV. C.W. J. PERRY - RECTOR OF OSGATHORPE
1679
JOHN BAINBRIGGE COMES OF AGE
JOHN BAINBRIGGE (1658-1717) CAME OF AGE IN 1679 AND INHERITED THE HARLEY ESTATE AT OSGATHORPE THROUGH LATER MARRIAGE TO MARY HARLEY
1791
CHARNWOOD FOREST CANAL COMPLETED
CHARNWOOD FOREST CANAL PASSED THROUGH OSGATHORPE. JUNCTION HOUSE IN OSGATHORPE WAS BUILT TO SERVE THE CANAL.
1939
WW2 EVACUEES HOUSED AT OSGATHORPE
WORLD WAR TWO EVACUEES ADMITTED AT OSGATHORPE
1683
JOHN ALLSOPP DIED
JOHN ALLSOPP DIED AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 33. HE BEQUEATHED £160 TO THE THOMAS HARLEY TRUST FOR THE 'MAINTENANCE OF A MINISTER'S WIDOW' WHICH WAS LATER USED TO BUILD ALLSOPS COTTAGE
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